Oct 21, 2017, 12:00 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
2018 Program Year Elite Status Buyback / Renew / Boost (as of EOY 2017)
"Grace" for those close to completing status requirements has not been offered since AA began the buyback / renew / boost program.
In previous years, AA (and US) have offered those who failed to requalify for elite status the opportunity to buy back or "boost" status for the following status year. That offer was extended for the 2017 programme year, and the 2018 offering is be discussed here. E-mails have gone out to many members (16 Nov) with tailored offers. To see if you are eligible and to see what your offers are, go to https://elite.americanairlines.com/e...ewal/login.cfm
NOTE: “Plus, your purchase price will count toward your Rolling Elite Qualifying Dollars, helping improve your upgrade priority.” - AA
List of members' offers for 2018 program year to be added below. See end for 2016 offers.
List current status, EQD & EQM / EQS, $ required for buyback or boost and status offered:
GOLD PLAT PPRO EXP
To read what each status tier offers, see:
What are AA Gold / GLD Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Platinum / PLT Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Platinum Pro Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Executive Platinum / EP / EXP Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
For the thread discussing last year's programme, see this archived thread.
List of people's 2018 program year (1 Feb through 31 Jan) offers here. List is current up to post #147
Code:
Status EQM EQD GLD PLT PPR EXP
EXP 94k $17,960 ——————— ——————— ——————————— —————$1,895
PLT 24k $ 1,800 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 4k $ 1,000 $ 699 $ 1,999 ——————— ———————
EXP 86k $13,538 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP 130k $11,940 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 345
PLT 12k $ 1,518 $ 699 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
EXP 72k $16,000 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
?(#16) 68k $ 9,315 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
EXP 108k $11,855 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 101k $10,340 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
EXP 100k $10,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,995
None(#20)18k >$3,000 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
GLD 46k $ 4,451 ——————— $ 1,865 ——————— ———————
PLT 34k $ 4,500 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
???(#25) 66k $10,500 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
PLT 26k $ 6,900 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 46k $ 4,382 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 10k $ 858 $ 699 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
PLT 30k $ 2,264 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 58k $17,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,945 ———————
PLT 19k $ 6,500 $ 500 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
EXP 40k $ 5,383 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
EXP 88k $ 8,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,135 $ 4,155
EXP 102k $11,513 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 765
EXP 90k $14,361 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PLT 45k $12,246 ——————— $ 695 ——————— ———————
GLD 19k $ 5,011 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
???(#37)<80k $ 9,100 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 44.6k $ 2,230 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 93k $23,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PPR 92k $13,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
EXP 45.5k $ 1,656 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
PLT 63k $ 6,328 ——————— ——————— $ 2,885 ———————
None 14k $ 964 $ 2,215 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 65.7k $10,800 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
PLT 42.4k $ 8,639 ——————— $ 1,075 ——————— ———————
PLT 44.9k $ 5,577 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
EXP 57k $ 4,200 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 40.6k $ 5,832 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
PLT 40.5k $ 5,843 ——————— $ 895 ——————— ———————
EXP 84.6k $12,460 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 95.8k $11,679 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PPR 81k $11,465 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 735
EXP 116k $11,870 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 90.6k $14,361 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,798
EXP 22k $ 1,100 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 92.5k $11,986 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
EXP 61k $ 8,800 ——————— ——————— $ 1,745 ———————
PPR 97k $20,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP ~124k $11,296 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 935
EXP 94.8k $11,543 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
EXP 97.4k $14,228 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
PLT 73.6k $ 8,832 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
EXP 98.4k $13,600 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP 91.5k $11,660 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
PLT?(#80)62.6k $ 7,707 ——————— ——————— $ 1,645 ———————
EXP?(#81)99.9k $16,603 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 21k $ 1,500 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PPR 93.3k $19,775 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PLT 26.3k $ 4,172 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
PLT 17k $ 2,221 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 88k $14,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,500
PLT 2k $ 230 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 0 $ 0 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
GLD 72.3k $10,735 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
PLT 75.9k $ 9,854 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 69.5k $ 9,950 ——————— ——————— $ 1,645 ———————
EXP 41.6k $ 8,077 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
PLT 60.2k $ 8,200 ——————— ——————— $ 1,656 ———————
EXP 57.4k $ 6,067 ——————— $ 265 ——————— ———————
EXP 57k $ 6,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,760 ———————
EXP 120k $10,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,850
EXP?(#100) 84.8k $13,025 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 99.9k $ 9,218 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,899
PPR 85k $ 9,200 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,985
PLT 36.2k $ 7,636 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
GLD 44.7k $ 5,541 ——————— $ 895 ——————— ———————
PLT 46.5k $12,500 ——————— $ 650 ——————— ———————
PLT 43.1k $10,531 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
GLD 33.4k $ 4,966 ——————— $ 1,495 ——————— ———————
GLD 0 $ 0 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
PPR 79.5k $19,295 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 3,575
GLD 39.6k $ 7,616 ——————— $ 1,195 ——————— ———————
None 35.1k $ 2,180 $ 995 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 25.2k $ 3,478 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
EXP 99.5k $16,323 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 30k $ 4,988 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
GLD 11k $ 1,652 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 45.7k $12,250 ——————— $ 695 ——————— ———————
GLD 18.7k $ 5,000 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 40.3k $ 3,050 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 0 $ 0 ——————— ——————— $ 1,479 ———————
PPR 86k $21,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,495
EXP 92.3k $10,400 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
GLD ~9k ~$ 1,000 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 99.4k >$14,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,299
EXP 95.5k $17,779 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 21k $ 2,200 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 115k $11,961 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 53k $15,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,765 ———————
EXP 30.5k $5,714 —————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
Program Year 2018 Elite Status Buy back / Buyback / Renew / Boost (master thd) .
Nov 18, 2017, 8:39 pm
#256
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP >3 Million miles,HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 2,890
This thread has been really helpful. The offers are definitely changing as new flights posts. My daughter currently gold had her first offer to platinum with 4500 eqd and 41k eqm a month ago. She is now at 5400 eqd and 51k eqm and the offer has dropped to 735 which is pretty much the fare she would need to fly. That isn't a bad deal especially not having to fly. It's sort of ironic that she got a good fare to fly to South America and that she'll pay the difference anyway. I'm lifetime platinum with 55k miles and 5500 eqd and no offer and Mr worldwide is exp but decided to defect to UA and has 20k miles and 4k spend has no offer either.
Nov 18, 2017, 10:40 pm
#258
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 143
I'm a PLT with less than $50EQD and 1,000EQM and was offered $699 for Gold and $1,299 for Platinum. At first I scoffed at the idea, but I'm starting to warm up to the Plat offer, especially since there are potential trips down the pipeline. I've been so used to free MCE for a while now that I had no idea how much it cost ($238 one way DFW-HKG?). Three seats (thanks to the recent family addition) RT to BCN would cost an extra $1.1K and 3 seats RT to LAX would be an extra $600 in EMS on Jetblue or $400 on AA. I know the mini-kanny can fly free (or mostly for int'l) on the lap, and I may end up using miles+copay to upgrade to Biz/J, anyway (sorry not sorry for the wailing spawn).
Or I can just take advantage of these seemingly cheap PE fares to a ton of places.
Or I can just take advantage of these seemingly cheap PE fares to a ton of places.
Nov 19, 2017, 8:00 pm
#259
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 91
For people who had there offers changed after flights: Did you get a new email, or just find a new offer on the web site? If the latter how long did it take?
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
Nov 19, 2017, 9:32 pm
#260
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
For people who had there offers changed after flights: Did you get a new email, or just find a new offer on the web site? If the latter how long did it take?
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
Nov 20, 2017, 2:22 pm
#261
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: DTW
Programs: AA EXP, Delta GM, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 159
Nov 20, 2017, 3:16 pm
#262
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: ex-multiyear AA EXP/OWE, now SA Gold/AC Super Elite
Posts: 165
Data point:
Current Status: EXP, requal for Gold for 2018 so far
EQD: $4200
EQM: 57000
EQS: 32
I was offered Platinum for $1299 + tax = $1363.95.
I have a BA PE run to JNB through LHR next weekend which will put me into PPro, so why on earth would I bother? Now, if they offered me that same price to buy up to EXP from PPro, I'd take it to save me a weekend CX/BA overseas run. I suspect they won't offer me that bump up - and since even PPro is useless for me, I'll just do another run between now and Jan 31 to requal EXP. I'm still considering making the jump to AS anyway.
Current Status: EXP, requal for Gold for 2018 so far
EQD: $4200
EQM: 57000
EQS: 32
I was offered Platinum for $1299 + tax = $1363.95.
I have a BA PE run to JNB through LHR next weekend which will put me into PPro, so why on earth would I bother? Now, if they offered me that same price to buy up to EXP from PPro, I'd take it to save me a weekend CX/BA overseas run. I suspect they won't offer me that bump up - and since even PPro is useless for me, I'll just do another run between now and Jan 31 to requal EXP. I'm still considering making the jump to AS anyway.
I got my dates mixed up and this past weekend was my BA PE run to DXB through LHR. JNB is in a couple of weeks. I even got an op-up to Club World from WTP on one segment, and drank more than my share of Blue Label at the LHR lounge.
First set of flights posted this morning, and there was a *brand new shiny offer* waiting in my inbox this morning.
They are now offering me PPro at the killer deal price of $1795 + tax.
My second set of flights haven't posted yet, but it'll put me right at the cusp of PPro, and the JNB run will take me over the EXP threshold.
Current Status: EXP, requal for Plat for 2018 so far
EQD: $6300
EQM: 74000
EQS: 38
Nov 20, 2017, 8:13 pm
#263
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP >3 Million miles,HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 2,890
For people who had there offers changed after flights: Did you get a new email, or just find a new offer on the web site? If the latter how long did it take?
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
I had an offer for PP. I just passed PP and made it almost to EXP on EQM and EQD, but the offer has not changed.
Nov 21, 2017, 9:43 am
#266
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
The only concern would be upgrades as he would potentially be lower down among the Platinum list due to EQD. That said, it would still be better with gold, and with 22 segments, Platinum is probably worth it.
Nov 22, 2017, 12:22 am
#267
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,463
Being PLT you need to realize upgrades aren't going to happen very often. However, PLT is good for MCE at time of booking which could equal out the cost also as PLT you will be above all Gold even with a low spend for upgrades.
Nov 22, 2017, 7:59 am
#269
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Here and there
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,551
Nov 22, 2017, 10:08 am
#270
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
Depends on pattern of flying. I've been upgraded on about 70% of my upgradeable domestic flights. Out of LGA, upgrades seem easier to come by than other hubs. I buy business or first on longer flights, so I'm covered there.